Toto Wolff, the team principal, has also confirmed Mercedes have entered a legal exchange with the FIA to ensure they are given a full and transparent explanation of what happened. After all the other nine teams had stated they had made no complaint to the FIA and Susie Wolff, Mercedes and FOM had denied all the allegations, the FIA quickly dropped the investigation on Thursday, announcing that neither party had a case to answer. “We are currently in active legal exchange with the FIA,” he said. Susie Wolff, who had denied the allegations from the off, was similarly vehement in demanding answers from F1’s governing body, which is now under intense pressure to justify its actions.

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